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Animals in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays
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Product Description
This collection of interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas or images in medieval art and literature. Representing the broad spectrum of work in the field, contributors discuss how the bestiary mirrored values of medieval society, explore the the development of composite creatures in the bestiary and examine the Greek text "Physiologus" in depth.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #176599 in Books
- Published on: 2000-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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These interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas, or images in medieval art and literature. Representing the broad spectrum of work in the field, contributors discuss how the bestiary mirrored values of medieval society, explore the development of composite creatures in the bestiary, and examine the Greek text Physiologus in depth.
About the Author
Stephen O. Glosecki, Mary E. Robbins, Joyce E. Salisbury, David A. Sprunger,Leslie Kordecki, Dietmar Peil, Norman Hinton, Janetta Rebold Benton, Nona C. Flores
